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> How? If you’re at full and the Supercharger is at high capacity they start paying idle fees. I mean I guess someone can sit there for no reason but that’s a s
by FireBeyond 5y ago
> How? If you’re at full and the Supercharger is at high capacity they start paying idle fees. I mean I guess someone can sit there for no reason but that’s a surprising story to me.
Because the idle fee is less than some parking garages cost? Or less than the convenience cost of moving the car?
- bin_bash 5y agothe idle fee is $1/minute
- FireBeyond 5y agoThat's a gamble/risk. It's only 50c/minute if the supercharger is not fully occupied when you park. If you're in some of the bigger cities, you can easily be approaching $30/hr for prime parking. And the idle fee is only for the period in excess of the active charging. Tesla also just massively increased charging prices: https://carbuzz.com/news/tesla-supercharging-costs-have-quadrupled-overnight https://carbuzz.com/news/tesla-supercharging-costs-have-quad...
- bin_bash 5y agoIf there were spaces open then GP wouldn't be having this problem. And $60/hour for parking would be outrageous anywhere in the country.
- ericmay 5y agoYes. Also the fee kicks in after a 5 minute grace period. You’re looking at $55/hour easy. Wouldn’t be surprised to see escalating idle fees in the future ($1/minute the first 15, $2/minute next and so on)